I installed debian on my server a few days ago... that was fun. After I got through the downloading that is expected I went to install webmin... apt-get install webmin ... no... apt-get install webmin-core .... no again. So I wget the damn webmin configuration and install it. Then I restore my DNS configuration through it. But guess what? It can't use it as debian have gone out of their way to move EVERYTHING around. I mean EVERYTHING. It was impossible to start the damn service through webmin. Even now I can't make config changes through it cos debian can't allow that! This is beginning to annoy me now, especially in that I can't even set up an exim mailserver and get any mail through this damn DNS. Its beginning to be a pain. Debian I love your security... but damn, I hate your fucking security!

OK, Here goes for another rant. When my GCC throws an error, and I mention it to the devs, it is immediately my 'toolchain's fault'. OK, maybe my tool chain has been compiled by someone different than the original devs... but I am pretty sure that the Debian devs do not spend their time manually tinkering with the tool chain so as to break it. An error in compiling is an error in compiling. No difference whether its Ubuntu, Debian, Gentoo, Familiar, DSL, Windows, Mac OS X, BeOS, Haiku or whatever the hell I am supposed to use. GCC is GCC. If it were that different they'd mention that in release notes. But guess what? It isn't. There's a reason for that, the distro devs have to compile the Same things that I do probably more! So, if you write code, support it from version of GCC *.*, ignoring whatever the hell distro I choose to run it on. Thank you

Recently it appears that all OEMs are beginning to view the consumer as someone who wants the idiots guide to everything. Which is all well and good. A majority of people who buy from OEMs need and want the idiots guide to everything, but I don't. So I am going to have a little rant about it. Here are my complaints about 'easy to use'

• It runs on Windows, nothing else. Even if you ask for something to run anywhere other than Windows, the answer is no.
• Its ugly. I am sure that OEMs put a huge amount of cash into working out how to make a decent UI. I am however also pretty sure that once they get the report they use it as toilet paper and then flush it down the toilet. Upon discovering that this was important they get their 3-year-old son called George to draw something in paint and then use Word for Windows to add text to it.
• Its buggy. I have never experienced one single 'easy to use' interface that didn't crash. Including the default Ubuntu installer. And while maybe its just a long series of bad experiences I am pretty sure that the HP backup disk is not supposed to quote 300hrs as the estimated time for it to complete the reinstallation of demoware. Especially not when the time it takes to do that means that the timer reaches 0 and then STARTS AGAIN
• Its useless for anything except one purpose. On this easy to use software there is never a single 'Options' or 'File' menu. It has been designed to do its job one way, regardless how you want it done. For example, the HP recovery disk will blank your entire hard drive, without asking. Just to install Windows on it. You got partitions set up? Not anymore you don't. And even then it doesn't do that properly.. but thats another story.

Rant over. If you're a developer and your reading this, and you can't understand why I'd think this do the following: Go sit down with a litre of expresso and work it out. Then I will buy you your next litre. OK? If you are a user that is reading this and can't understand why I'd think this... what the hell are you doing on slashdot? Else, Thankyou for supporting my rant.